Day 27 - Favorite Thing to Listen To - HARPRIL 2026

​Day 27 - Favorite Thing to Listen To

Since I listen to more than just music, here’s what you’ll usually find playing on my phone or in the car…

Most mornings, I start with listening to the Bible. Last year I went through The Bible Recap, and this year I’m listening through the ESV on the Bible app.

For podcasts, my favorite (and the one I actually stay caught up on!) is Simple Purposeful Living by Erin Port. If I could meet one person right now, it would probably be her—she’s been such an inspiration to me. I’m also looking forward to reading her new book Tiny Tweaks, Happy Life.

Other podcasts in my rotation include The Crystal Paine Show, The Lazy Genius, Be a Blaze!, The Jasmine Star Show, and Truth for Life Daily Devotions.

In the van, Paisley usually requests The Collingsworth Family Radio. Since it’s on Pandora, it rotates through similar artists, so we get a mix of family groups and men’s ensembles. I also have a station called Anne of Green Gables Radio that I turn on when I want background music I won’t sing along to—it leans more Celtic, which I really enjoy.

And recently, I added something new.

I found myself feeling a little robotic in my own playing—wondering what people actually hear and feel when they listen. I know what they say, but I wanted to feel it too.

So one evening, I turned on the TV, opened YouTube, and just listened to harpists. All kinds—men and women, young and old, sacred, classical, Celtic, fast, slow…

And it was wonderful.

Peaceful. Beautiful. The kind of music that makes you stop and just… breathe.

Now, I’ll often listen to harpists as I scroll on Instagram or Facebook and imagine I’m sitting in the audience, hearing it for the first time.

And that right there—that feeling—is why I keep playing.

For you. For the quiet moments. For the “wow, that was beautiful” moments.

What do you love to listen to?

Click photo to hear a harp song titled "Stillness". One of my favorites.